Funnel



(No Model.)

P. C. STADLER.

FUNNEL.

N 2 Patented Jilne 23, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE...

I PETER O. STA'DLER, OF UNION HILL, NEW JERSEY.

FUNNEL.

QPEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 320,716, dated June 23, 1885.

Application filed J anunry 12, 1885.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER G. STADLER, of Union Hill, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Funnel, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention consists, principally, of a funnel provided with a valve, combined with a float for automatically closing the valve as the liquid rises in the vessel being filled, so that there is no danger of overflowing the vessel.

The invention also consists of construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, all as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of my invention, the valve being shown open in full lines and closed in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a plan view of a ring for locking and tripping the valve. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view taken on the line 00 x of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is a similar view taken on the line y y of Fig. 1.

The funnel A is of ordinary form, with or. without the strainer B.

G is the valve, arranged to close the funnel. It may be pivoted in various ways; but I prefer to pivot it in the small uprights or lugs a, secured to the annular flange D, secured in the funnel, the opening in which flange the valve closes when permitted to fall to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

For conveniently opening the valve 0, I form it with the tail piece or projection c, and provide the funnel with the bent rod E, held in the arms I) I), attached to the funnel, the rod being adapted to be pressed downward upon the projection c and returned by the coiled spring placed upon the rod, so as to act between the upper arm I) and the knob 6 upon the upper end of the rod E.

For holding the valve open I employ a setting and tripping device consisting in this instance of the pivoted ring F, the notched tongue f formed thereon, and the tongue or narrow plate 9, of metal, secured to the under surface of the valve. The ring F is pivoted by the pins h h in corresponding lugs or proj ections, i, secured to the under surface of the annular flange D. The pins 71 are not in the (No model.)

center of the ring F, but between a diametric line of the ring and the tongue f, so that the side of the ring opposite to the tongue will overbalance the side to which the tongue is secured and cause it normally to be elevated when the funnel is right side up. The side of the ring F opposite to the tongue f is provided with the plate f, against which the float-rod j strikes for tripping the valve 0.

The float J and rod j (to which the float is attached) are by preference inclosed 1n the tube or casing G, secured in the tube A of the funnel, and the float in this instance is a com cal chamber made of light sheet metal, and is provided with the lugs j for keeping it centered in the casing G, and it is kept from falling out of the casing G by the small wire or cross-piece is, secured at the lower end of the casing, as shown clearly in Fig. 1.

Around the tube A of the funnel is secured the short but large tube A that has the series of small holes a formed in it, and within this tube A is placed the adjustable tube A, which has the flange a formed at its lower end, to support the funnel upon any vessel to be filled with liquid. Thetube A may be adj usted in the tube A and held at any desired position by the pin a for raising the tube A of the funnel more or less out of the vessel to be filled, according to the height at which it is desired to have theliquid rise in the vessel before the float J will act to trip the valve 0.

In use, to set the valve 0 it is only necessary to press downward upon the rod E, which will force downward the projection c and elevate the body of the valve until the plate 5 enters the notch of the tonguef of the ring F, which will hold the valve open so that it will not interfere with the flow of liquid through the funnel. As the liquid rises in the vessel being filled, on reaching the float J the liquid will lift the float and rod j and cause the latter to turn the ring F on its pivots and lower the tongue f to disengage the strip g, whereupon the valve 0 will drop and close the funnel, indicating that the vessel is full. By this means there is no danger of overflowing the vessel being filled and the vessel may be filled to the height desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure. by Letters Patent, is-- 1. The valve 0, provided with the plate 9, 3. The funnel provided with the tube A in combination with the pivoted ring F, proand adjustable tube A fitted in the tube A vided with the tongue f and platef, and the said tube A? having a series of adjusting-apfioat J, substantially as and for the purposes ertures, a, which receive an adjusting-pin, a [5 5 set forth. entering an aperture in the tube A, substan- 2. The valve 0, provided with the plate 9, tially as and for the purposes described. the pivoted ring F, provided with the plate f and tongue f, i 11 combination with the float PETER STADLER and float-rod, the ring F being pivoted out of Vitnesses: :0 center, substantially as and for the purposes H. A. VVEsT, set forth. EDGAR TATE. i 

